> It would be nice to see Access with the ability to have special text
> effects like Word has.
Actually I don't agree: it's a database not a table decoration.
Still, for the aesthetically demanding, you can use an Internet control to
display all the html-based prettiness you want, or you can use a Rich-Text
editing control (I think there's one on Tony Teow's site, but I could be
wrong).
HTH
Tim F